Two newly introduced City Council bills are looking to make it easier to tell which menu options are healthier at certain restaurants.
Chain restaurants with 15 or more locations nationwide are required to put warning labels on their menus for food items that are high in sugar or sodium, indicated by a small black-and-white triangle with a spoon or a salt shaker.
What You Need To Know
- Two newly introduced City Council bills are looking to make it easier to tell which menu options are healthier at certain restaurants
- Chain restaurants with 15 or more locations nationwide are required to put warning labels on their menus for food items that are high in sugar or sodium
- The City Council’s Health Committee is looking into a proposal that would make the warning labels easier to notice
- Bronx Councilmember Oswald Feliz, the lead sponsor of the bill, says it would help curb chronic illnesses associated with high sugar and salt consumption
The City Council’s Health Committee is looking into a proposal that would make the warning labels easier to notice: They would have to be bright red and accompanied by bold, capital letters that say “sugar warning” or “high sodium.”…